degenere

See also: dégénéré, dégénère, and degeneré

Galician

Verb

degenere

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of degenerar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dēgenerem (“degenerate” ← “low-born”, “inferior”). By surface analysis, de- (“away from”) +‎ genere (“kind”, “species”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈd͡ʒɛ.ne.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛnere
• Hyphenation: de‧gè‧ne‧re

Adjective

degenere (plural degeneri)

1. degenerate

   Synonyms: imbastardito, (uncommon) tralignato

Related terms

• degenerare
• degenerazione

Further reading

• degenere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• degenere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• degenere in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• degenere in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• degènere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• degènere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧ge‧ne‧re

Verb

degenere

1. inflection of degenerar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dexeˈneɾe/ [d̪e.xeˈne.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -eɾe
• Syllabification: de‧ge‧ne‧re

Verb

degenere

1. inflection of degenerar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative